Save BU Wrestling

I love hockey. I like basketball. Softball is great. I don't mind a good soccer game. Nor do I mind the occasional lacrosse game. Pair that up with "BU" in front of each sport and you can basically figure out where I am on campus at any given time. I wasn't exactly expecting to love BU athletics as much as I do when I first came to this school, but I've been having such a fun time watching them these past three years.

Now, there are BU sporting events that I haven't made it out to yet. Not because I don't want to, but usually because the timing just doesn't work out with my schedule. One such sport that I have yet to cheer on in person is BU Wrestling. That doesn't mean I haven't kept up with them, gotten excited when they won. But this week I found out that if things go the way they're headed right now, not only may I never be able to make it to a BU Wrestling match, but future Terriers won't either. Even more so, future BU Wrestling Terriers won't either.

Garrett Noonan

This week, it has been "confirmed" that Garrett Noonan is coming back for his senior season. I put the confirmed in quotes because although I certainly believe that is his intent right now, obviously things change and I still think there's a slight chance he signs before next season rolls around. But anyways, when I heard that news, I thought about Noonan in that BU jersey for one more season and I couldn't help but be ecstatic. I've loved Noonan from the beginning (even after getting kicked out of all those games freshmen year) and I know the students start loving him not long after that. Noonan is one of the most well liked Terriers on this team and perhaps in a while before this team.

Even if we never get to see him in Scarlet and White again, I'm damn appreciative off all the heart Noonan has put into this program the past three years. He doesn't have much hardware to show for it, but I know there's thousands of people who could honestly care less with him around. He's one of the few players who has consistently improved and done what was needed of him and that's all any of us can ask for. And if we do get the opportunity to watch him skate with this team again, well, that's going be a whole lot of fun.


But until next season, go ahead and watch this little recap video on Garrett Noonan. I think it might be the second best video of him only behind his Vernon Vipers intro video, but hey that might just be me.